Chapter 572: Chapter 566: The Limits of Burning Martial

Su Qiangwei’s subtle movements might not be noticeable to those unfamiliar with her, who may vaguely sense that she used some kind of superpower on [Tomb]. However, Ma Ran, standing nearby, immediately grasped her intention.

"..."

Ma Ran opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn’t know where to start.

This girl usually seems unremarkable and doesn’t appear very clever, yet she is actually smarter than anyone else. She can see through many problems clearly and is completely trustworthy at critical moments.

Ma Ran immediately understood the deep meaning behind her actions.

Words of gratitude are unnecessary and would only seem too formal.

The camaraderie between the two needs no expression through words anymore.

Swoosh!

In an instant, Su Qiangwei’s eyes floated to the silver-blue data panel of the upgraded Prophet System.

[You’ve completed the side mission "Hidden Truth."]

[Mission Reward ①: Secret Starlight Cuisine: Beef Ramen]

[Mission Reward ②: Secret Starlight Cuisine: Chicken Leg]

[Mission Reward ③: Ma Ran’s Favorability +1]

[Reward ③ has been issued, and the remaining rewards can be claimed at any time.]

The girl glanced at Ma Ran not far away, snorted softly with a disdainful look in her eyes, but the corners of her lips slightly curled up.

This guy still can’t do without Master Qiangwei’s help after all...

"Slurp..."

Su Qiangwei activated the [Unity] ability, and her voice resonated in Ma Ran’s inner psyche: "This time, I win!"

Ma Ran looked at her expressionlessly, raising an eyebrow noncommittally.

The girl’s tenacity is simply unimaginable.

Ever since the Academic Ability Exam at the Grass Hut Academy, she has been trying to challenge and defeat Ma Ran. Despite all the events, the gap between them seems as wide as ever, yet she has never given up.

Her attitude is so impressive that even Ma Ran has to marvel at it.

"I’m taking the blame for you this time, so don’t go back on your word once we return!"

Su Qiangwei’s voice echoed directly in Ma Ran’s mind: "I want tomato broth for the ramen! And the chicken leg should have a lime flavor; I’m so sick of the usual taste!"

After stating her demands, the girl glanced at Ma Ran.

Okay.

No direct refusal means he accepted the terms.

With this, Su Qiangwei’s thoughts went back on track, and she silently gave herself a thumbs-up.

The combination of her [Emotion Manipulation] and Ma Ran’s [Enchantment] abilities, two secret techniques working together, their effects are no longer just one plus one equals two! It’s simply one times one... um... anyway, this cooperation is nothing short of an "Ultimate Diplomatic Divine Skill"!

Su Qiangwei noticed that after she activated her [Emotion Manipulation], [Tomb], from the Divine Court, had become visibly more amicable towards the Earthlings around, the guilt on his face evident.

If he were from Guanlan Country, he might have even bowed and knocked his head on the ground a few times to show sincerity.

What slightly disappointed her was that this combo only works on opponents whose power doesn’t exceed her own by too much.

Otherwise, what’s the point of having meetings?

Just let Ma Ran locate the coordinates of the Divine Court Controllers through the [Game Main God]玄, perform some spatial targeting and teleportation, unleash a mixed brainwashing attack with both [Martial God] and [Prophet]—and conflicts would be resolved.

Then they could concentrate their existing strength on development to focus on dealing with the so-called "True Demon" and "End Reawakening"!

At this moment, having caught a divine being and lounged beside the Great Wall watching the scenery, [Lord of the Red Lotus] Ye Fengqing also seemed to sense something.

She gave Su Qiangwei a meaningful look, a playful smile on her face, and said teasingly, "A rather good girl."

Su Qiangwei, who had been drooling over Ma Ran’s secret starlight cuisine, suddenly felt guilty.

At the same time, [Tomb]’s comment saved the girl from an awkward situation.

"The two pieces of information I just mentioned, the first one concerns Mr. Ma Ran."

[Tomb] spoke, his gaze burning as he stared at Ma Ran, as if carefully considering his words, organizing his sentences in his mind.

The End of All Things, [Tomb] didn’t care about it; it was something for the big shots above to ponder.

Being in a position not to worry beyond his duties.

He’s just an insignificant Lower Rank God, not interested in guessing the thoughts of those above him.

Rather than the conclusions of the big shots, he prefers to trust his own judgment.

At least, in [Tomb]’s view, Earth, among the many civilizations in the vast cosmos, is a rather good civilization.

Not righteous or kind, at least not associated with evil.

Moreover...

The first time [Tomb] saw Ma Ran, he found him quite pleasing to the eye.

For him, this was a very rare occurrence.

[Tomb]’s rank isn’t high, yet he has lived for countless centuries, existing from ancient times to the present, having seen more intelligent life forms than perhaps the total number of humans in Earth’s history, yet he has never encountered such a situation.

Marveling at this in his heart, [Tomb] didn’t think too much of it.

""Burning Martial"Twenty-Third Rank..."

[Tomb]’s statement began with admiration: "Although I’ve always known you’re immensely talented, reaching an incredible level, I didn’t expect you to have already reached the ’Middle Rank God’ level now!"

Listening silently, [Light Speed Gentleman] William, [Soul of Slav] Tegnev, [Yin Yang Master] Ogata Shitou, and [Industrial Dominator] Julius Adenauer all pricked up their ears, paying attention, listening intently.

The four bore expressions of sudden realization one after another.

Ma Ran had already advanced to the Twenty-Third Rank in "Burning Martial", which everyone was aware of since before the inaugural global summit.

Not only the top Extraordinary Ones on Earth present, but even netizens from various countries learned about it through the Earth Super Forum.

The so-called "Burning Martial" Twenty-Third Rank is achieved by accumulating and honing oneself, allowing starlight cells within to gather to a certain extent, triggering a qualitative change from a quantitative one, completing the evolution and formal contract of life levels, forming the Starlight Organ·Liver, providing cultivators with an extremely powerful recovery ability!

This stage is humorously referred to by netizens as the [Blood Locking Technique].

What people didn’t know is that this level corresponds to the combat power of a Middle Rank God!

No wonder Ma Ran could take on four Lower Rank Gods simultaneously during the battle at the Equatorial Stele Divine Battlefield!

Once the speculation was confirmed, everyone felt it made logical sense.

After all, Ma Ran had many Ability Users providing support at the time, with both the [Mediator] and [Haotian] backing him, but another main force [Profound Immortal] Zhao Guanlan was just going through the motions, and that stunning "one-hit god-slay" had an element of sneak attack to it.

"Indeed, Star Power is quite an advanced energy, not much inferior to Divine Power."

[Tomb] said solemnly: "But, after all, it upgrades from Inner Qi and has its limits!"

"This limit is the realm of a Middle Rank God!"